Tottenham Hotspur Breaches of Jermain Defoe Transfer - Times Exclusive

[Bluto Blutarsky]

The Times milking this for all its worth.

 

[For the love of Spurs]

The Times milking this for all its worth.

Very strange, the more I have read of this case the less serious it looks. Is there something we are missing not in the public domain, did Levy make illegal untaxed payments or something. Leeds did what we are currently accused of and got a small fine, unless there is something else or the PremIer League has gone mad due to the new regulator I fail to see what the big scandal is.

 

[philll]

This might be me being unfair but is Lawton a reputable, unbiased journo? He seems to have a weird fascination with this particular solitary minor (in light of other, more recent transgressions) incident from 15 years ago. It's not even getting that much traction that I can see so it's not like it's a clickbait thing, it's like he's on some personal mission to not allow the FA to let it go unpunished.

 

[King Yid]

Need to bear in mind that this has already been looked at once by the FA and they took no action. Any further review and/or sanction can only be on the basis of new evidence that wasn’t previously made available to the FA.

 

[Tezza1978]

problem is levy would love nothing more than a transfer ban

Daniel at the hearing when the verdict of the transfer ban is announced....

 

[Tezza1978]

The most similar example that he could have given would have been Arsenal's first of two agent breaches that they were charged for - and only given tiny fines for.
Arsenal got a £10k fine for the first offence (that's the precedent set for our situation), followed by a £60k fine for a repeat of the same offence (having already been found guilty of the first offence, so it will have been viewed as a repeat offence at the time).
The difference is that Arsenal was the buying club, while we were the selling club. I may be mistaken, but I believe the buying club will have been more at fault, due to being the party that paid all/most of the money to the unlicensed intermediary. I can't find anything about the punishments for the buying clubs - presumably because those clubs were lower profile, but potentially because the punishments for the selling clubs were lesser or non-existent.

Daniel Levy may have many faults but he is not thick or "green" in terms of his knowledge of the rules and how any breaches by competitor clubs were handled by the authorities

The above is Exhibit A for any defence mounted by the Club's legal team if any charges are brought. Storm in a teacup - we'll get a fine.

 

[Stavrogin]

Very strange, the more I have read of this case the less serious it looks. Is there something we are missing not in the public domain, did Levy make illegal untaxed payments or something. Leeds did what we are currently accused of and got a small fine, unless there is something else or the PremIer League has gone mad due to the new regulator I fail to see what the big scandal is.

Shaun Wright-Phillips and Chelsea face questions over unlicensed agent

The FA is looking into allegations that an unlicensed go-between helped set up Shaun Wright-Phillips's 2005 move to Chelsea

www.theguardian.com

 

[greaves]

This might be me being unfair but is Lawton a reputable, unbiased journo? He seems to have a weird fascination with this particular solitary minor (in light of other, more recent transgressions) incident from 15 years ago. It's not even getting that much traction that I can see so it's not like it's a clickbait thing, it's like he's on some personal mission to not allow the FA to let it go unpunished.

15 years, as you say. Slow. The equivalent of VAR…. important not to celebrate a transfer too early!

 

[cabinfever]

15 years, as you say. Slow. The equivalent of VAR…. important not to celebrate a transfer too early!

No statute of limitation? It’s 7 years for most crimes, isn’t it?

 

[midoshairband]

when we get a small fine and slap on the wrist, other fans will be outraged a big club 'getting away with it' because WUMs lime Sky and Lawton have pushed the 10 point deduction narrative.

 

[Trix]

A dislike, rather than a disagree on this @Trix suggests to me that rather than you basing your posts on any info you may have, you just dislike people not agreeing with your opinion.

Mate, we all appreciate the information you provide on here but that doesn't mean we have to agree with everything you say.

If itks want to post and be treated like normal members, they shouldn't act like divas when someone offers a different opinion, or point of view.

Me giving your post a dislike because you are telling me how I'm thinking on a specific subject is acting like a diva? ok then

 

[Farmdog]

Call me paranoid but the timing of all this, when there’s 115+ charges against Man City being brought up post Everton being hit is a very big coincidence.
This is set up for a “if they only got fined, then fine us. I, Mustapha Millions will be able to pay for it”

 

[worcestersauce]

There's nothing in this, all been looked at and cleared before.
Best they don't go back to the Sheringham transfer.

 

[McFlash]

Me giving your post a dislike because you are telling me how I'm thinking on a specific subject is acting like a diva? ok then

It wasn't just that specific incident that I was referring to and I'm sure you realise that.

 

[Trix]

It wasn't just that specific incident that I was referring to and I'm sure you realise that.

I've negged repped for that reason I stated alone. I get some folks don't like being neg repped but that's all it was, get over it.

 

[HildoSpur]

Call me paranoid but the timing of all this, when there’s 115+ charges against Man City being brought up post Everton being hit is a very big coincidence.
This is set up for a “if they only got fined, then fine us. I, Mustapha Millions will be able to pay for it”

You are being paranoid.

 

[Fitchspur]

There’s a statute of limitations on this kind of allegation thought to be around 6 years. Think we’ll be fine. Doesn’t directly mention us but worth a listen for anyone interested in this stuff;

‎the Debrief: Could Manchester City & Chelsea Actually be Relegated? on Apple Podcasts

‎Show the Debrief, Ep Could Manchester City & Chelsea Actually be Relegated? - Nov 20, 2023

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I thought there wasn't;t a statute of limitations in the PL? I'm sure when I read about the City charges they said the reason they got off though CAS for the the previous ban from UEFA was because of the statute but that wouldn't happen in this case because the same doesn't apply in the PL.

 

[mil1lion]

They will issue a fine and this will all be brushed aside. The FA just wants to respond to the fact that no action was taken. A fine is all they will do in this case and we can all move on.

 

[Nick-TopSpursMan]

Has Lawton mentioned that Scum breached the rules twice and just received a £10k and £60k fine despite re-offending? Or is that too close to home for him…

 

[gabsyspur]

Has Lawton mentioned that Scum breached the rules twice and just received a £10k and £60k fine despite re-offending? Or is that too close to home for him…

I’m surprised this wasn’t put to him when he was on Talksport